Sugar Bowl

The ruling that Terelle Pryor and four of his teammates can play in this game, having their suspensions "suspended" until next season is a joke. The NCAA is a joke, there is no precedence, there is no justice. They are completely un-American. What punishment is it for Pryor that he can still play in this game? He was already considered to be a nice commodity for this year's draft, but he said he would come back for his senior year. Now if he comes back he's got to be crazy. Miss the first five games of 2011 of gear up for a showing in the Sugar Bowl to see if he can improve his draft stock. Jim Delany might as well be the puppeteer for the NCAA because he's obviously got some major pull with their decision making. I don't care if the players have a deal that they will come back for next season or not, unless they signed a contract to come back then they can always back out.

I really don't think selling a jersey is that big of a deal. In fact, I think it would be a good idea for players to be able to make a certain percentage of their jersey sales. That way only the players who are literally bringing in the money are the ones that get paid and we wouldn't have a mess of having to pay all student-athletes...the fans decide. But it doesn't matter about that, it's against the rules. A.J. Green did the same thing and he was suspended right away. There is no way Pryor or the other four should be playing in this game. But, of course, the Big Ten's prized jewel is 0-10 vs. the greatest conference there ever was so they want to come at Arkansas will all guns blazing. I hope all of this quiets those Big Ten fans who accuse the SEC of playing with criminals just to get an edge.

And that brings us to the game, Arkansas vs. Ohio State. The Big Ten had a nice 2-0 record going into New Year's Day, and the SEC was 0-3. Then the Tide came in, and the Bulldogs, and the Gators. Then Northwestern and Wisconsin got beat. The SEC dominated the Big Ten and they fell to 2-5. Their only hope is that Ohio State, their bell cow, can save face a little bit in this game.

The great matchup for this game will be Arkansas' 8th ranked offense vs. Ohio State's 2nd ranked defense. Those top tier Big Ten defenses were exposed on Saturday, and that doesn't look good for the Buckeyes. Ohio State has had some distractions, but it won't matter. Ryan Mallet will for sure be showcasing his talent for the NFL draft, and I think Arkansas has a freight train of momentum heading into this game. This game should be close, but if Arkansas breaks their will in the first three quarters it is going to get ugly. UPig wins this one.

JB